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| SPONSORED BY 23rd Annual Private Duty National Conference & Expo Join hundreds of private duty executives for a 2½-day conference and expo packed with compelling, real-life examples of how private duty home care agencies can increase profits, retain caregivers, comply with wage-and-hour regulations and improve client care. Plus, get strategies, insights, and tools on November 9-11 at Paris, Las Vegas to help manage and grow your business. | |
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Skilled Nursing Facility New guidance issued to safely reopen LTC facilities | CMS released new guidance for states working to safely reopen LTC facilities. The guidance, part of the Trump Administration Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, details infection control, testing, and surveillance recommendations that states should follow in order to reopen. “Coronavirus has had a devastating impact on nursing homes, and as we reopen America, we … |
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Featured Webinar OASIS-E Is On the Way; Start Preparing for the Changes Home health expert Karen Tibbs will review revisions to the OASIS assessment that are set to take effect in 2021, as part of OASIS-E. These revisions come hard on the heels of big changes in the industry, including OASIS-D and OASIS-D1 and the new Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Tune into this webinar to get a handle on what’s to come and how your agency can prepare for this next big change. | |
Home Health CMS updates COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers for health care providers | CMS has updated its COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers document. Therapists who can perform the initial and comprehensive assessment for home health patients now include physical therapists (PTs) and speech language pathologists (SLPs), in addition to occupational therapists. This applies during the public health emergency. For more information, visit: https://go.cms.gov/35TLIIL. |
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Skilled Nursing Facility CMS COVID-19 guidance | To date, CMS has released guidance to aid SNFs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including everything from PPE usage to infection control. The following is summary of actions taken thus far, as outlined by CMS, including links to each action: February 6, 2020 CMS took action to prepare the nation’s healthcare facilities for the COVID-19 threat. … |
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PPS Alert for Long-Term Care Tracking and trending infections in SNFs The only way to ensure your infection control program is effective is to assess its efficiency on an ongoing basis. Your program might sound pretty good on paper, but is it really preventing the spread of infection to residents? One way to measure the efficacy of your infection control program is to track and trend patient infections. With the help of some basic data gathering and analysis tools, you can begin to quantify effectiveness. | |
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